An Israel-Funded Campaign to Link Qatar to Campus Antisemitism
In a congressional hearing in July of last year, a research scholar on antisemitism named Charles Asher Small shared an explosive finding: Funding from the government of Qatar had fueled a 300% spike in antisemitism on university campuses in the United States. Members of Congress responded with rapt interest. “I want everybody to hear this. So universities that took money from Qatar had a 300% increase in antisemitism [compared to] other universities?” said Iowa Republican Rep. Randy Feenstra.9
The statistic about Qatari funding for antisemitism became the highlight of Small’s testimony to Congress. But this precise statistic was never actually recorded in his study.
Small repeated the same claim in a Senate hearing in March of this year. But when contacted for comment about the figure, ISGAP could not point Drop Site to any specific report or finding. One ISGAP study published in 2023 did report that, from 2015-2020, universities that received money from “Middle Eastern” donors had a 300% increase in antisemitic incidents compared to those that do not. But this report is also disputed—and there is no data in it specifically linking Qatari funding to a rise in antisemitic incidents.
Drop Site interviewed over a half-dozen former employees and scholars of ISGAP, many of whom explained that the organization has strayed from the mission of academic study of antisemitism into a hyper-fixation on Qatari funding of U.S. institutions—while ISGAP itself has accepted foreign funding from Israel.
An Israel-Funded Campaign to Link Qatar to Campus Antisemitism
ISGAP is attempting to shape policy in Washington, at a time when the Trump administration is looking to justify a broader crackdown on opposition to the war on Gaza.Nick Cleveland-Stout (Drop Site News)
Scientists Confirm the Incredible Existence of ‘Second Sound’
Scientists Confirm the Incredible Existence of ‘Second Sound’
Scientists have imaged heat traveling as a wave, called "second sound," in superfluid quantum gas. It may unlock mysteries of neutron stars and superconductors.Darren Orf (Popular Mechanics)
Donetsk Operational and Tactical Group commander dismissed and his replacement already prepared
Donetsk Operational and Tactical Group commander dismissed and his replacement already prepared – FT
The Financial Times has written that the commander of the Donetsk Joint Task Force, Oleksandr Lutsenko, was dismissed after the rapid advance of the Russians towards Pokrovsk. Brigadier General Oleksandr Tarnavskyi was appointed to his position.Tetyana Oliynyk (Ukrainska Pravda)
Spain Threaten 2026 World Cup Boycott as FIFA Sent Warning
Spanish government officials have suggested they could pull their national team out of the 2026 World Cup.
World football's biggest tournament will take place once again next summer in Canada, Mexico and the United States, the first time the competition has been hosted by three different nations.
European champions Spain are the bookmakers' early favourites to win and are on course to book their place at the tournament, having taken two wins from two at the start of qualifying.
But there are now suggestions Luis de la Fuente's side could withdraw from the World Cup in protest if Israel also qualify for the tournament.....
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Spain Threaten 2026 World Cup Boycott as FIFA Sent Warning
Spain are favourites to win the tournament in the United States, Canada and Mexico next summerRory O'Callaghan (sportbible)
Zelensky has no intention of ending conflict with Moscow – MP
Zelensky has no intention of ending conflict with Moscow – MP
The Ukrainian leader wants “to fight to the last but with others doing the fighting,” Georgy Mazurashu has saidRT
Russia is the aggressor here, they can get the fuck out of Ukraine and this whole thing would be over.
Oh shit sorry, this is .ml. My bad.
The Eurasian Energy Lock-In: Russia's China Gas Gambit Is Rewriting the Map, Not Crashing the Market
The Eurasian Energy Lock-In: Russia's China Gas Gambit Is Rewriting the Map, Not Crashing the Market
The Power of Siberia-2 pipeline deal signals a structural shift in Eurasian energy, trading margins for long-term security and rebalancing bargainingФил Батлер (New Eastern Outlook)
With DPRK it seems pretty simple: Are citizens permitted to leave the country of their own accord? The answer of course is no, and that is extremely telling. Combined with choreographed & escort-only tourism, one really has to question it.
My opinion: Odds are likely that it really is a shithole in many ways and in many places (and for many reasons, sanctions included). That said, people will still live their lives within those constraints, because that's what people tend to do. We won't get accurate and verifiable information from their government about citizen health and longevity, causes of death, etc. so OP's propaganda must be taken as just that.
At some point NK's system will fall, and some historians and archeologists will get to do their thing, and we'll gain some more insights.
It's important to recognize that a large part of why the DPRK appears to be insular is because of UN-imposed sanctions, helmed by the US Empire. It is difficult to get accurate information on the DPRK, but not impossible; Russia, China, and Cuba all have frequent interactions and student exchanges, trade such as in the Rason special economic zone, etc, and there are videos released onto the broader internet from this.
There's also the issue of the "defector industry." Many defectors like Yeonmi Park make money off of spinning tall tales, and many are pressured by the ROK into giving false testimony. Many citizens who flee the DPRK actually seek to return, and are denied by the ROK. Even BBC is reporting on a high-profile case where a 95 year old veteran wishes to be buried in his homeland, sparking protests by pro-reunification activists in the ROK to help him go home in his final years. A good documentary on the subject is Loyal Citizens of Pyongyang in Seoul.
Finally, it's more unlikely than ever that the DPRK will collapse. The economy was estimated by the Bank of Korea (an ROK bank) to have grown by 3.7% in 2024, thanks to increased trade with Russia. The harshest period for the DPRK, the Arduous March, was in the 90s, and the government did not collapse then. That was the era of mass statvation thanks to the dissolution of the USSR and horrible weather disaster that made the already difficult agricultural climate of northern Korea even worse. Nowadays food is far more stable and the economy is growing, collapse is highly unlikely.
What I think is more likely is that these trends will continue. As the US Empire's influence wanes, the DPRK will increase trade and interaction with the world, increasing accurate information and helping grow their economy, perhaps even enabling some form of reunification with the ROK. The US Empire leaving the peninsula is the number 1 most important task for reunification, so this is increasingly likely as the US Empire becomes untenable.
Korean war POW, 95, fails at attempt to return to North
Ahn Hak-sop failed in his attempt to cross the border, after spending most of his life in South Korea.Yuna Ku (BBC News)
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Israel’s responses are “boring” and repetitive
Israel’s responses are “boring” and repetitive
UN Commissioner Chris Sidoti says Israel’s “boring” replies on Gaza war crimes are predictable and avoid the evidence.Al Jazeera
Google Secretly Handed ICE Data About Pro-Palestine Student Activist
Google handed over Gmail account information to ICE before notifying the student or giving him an opportunity to challenge the subpoena.
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Lavrov Slams Ukraine For Trying to Sabotage US Line on Resolving Conflict
Lavrov Slams Ukraine For Trying to Sabotage US Line on Resolving Conflict
Kiev is trying to sabotage Washington's current line on settling the Ukrainian conflict, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Wednesday.Sputnik International
Russia Defends Its National Interests, Not Subject to Influence of European Sanctions – Kremlin
Russia Defends Its National Interests, Not Subject to Influence of European Sanctions – Kremlin
The EU continues its hostile policy towards Russia by discussing the 19th package of anti-Russian sanctions, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Wednesday.Sputnik International
Zelensky tells West to put Ukraine first
Zelensky tells West to put Ukraine first
The Ukrainian leader has slammed the EU and US for their reluctance to impose more sanctions on RussiaRT
Does zram impede disk cache?
cross-posted from: swg-empire.de/post/4511580
In my relentless pursuit of trying to coax more performance out of my Lemmy instance I read that PostgreSQL heavily relies on the OSs disk cache for read performance. I've got 16 GB of RAM and two hdds in RAID 1. I've PostgreSQL configured to use 12 GB of RAM and I've zram swap set up with 8 GB.But according to htop PostgreSQL ia using only about 4 GB. My swap gets hardly touched. And read performance is awful. Opening my profile regularly times out. Only when it's worked ones does it load quickly until I don't touch it again for half an hour or so.
Now, my theory is that the zram actually takes available RAM away from the disk cache, thus slowing the whole system down. My googling couldn't bring me the answer because it only showed me how to set up zram in the first place.
Does anyone know if my theory is correct?
‘United States of Israel’: Bipartisan US delegation draws backlash for largest-ever foreign trip
The 250 American legislators spending a week in Israel for the “50 States, One Israel” conference have sparked backlash from across the political spectrum this week.
Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar lobbied the US lawmakers on a visit to Israel to pursue anti-Boycott Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) legislation, as Israel's leaders increasingly warn the country is becoming isolated on the global stage.
US citizens across the political spectrum have taken to social media to denounce the trip. Social media users from across the aisle repeated the same message throughout their posts: America is "occupied". "This is what's now being pushed across America," one social media user posted, alluding to the title of the conference, "50 States, One Israel". "Total occupation."
‘United States of Israel’: Bipartisan US delegation draws backlash for largest-ever foreign trip
The 250 American legislators spending a week in Israel for the “50 States, One Israel” conference have sparked backlash from across the political spectrum this week.
Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar lobbied the US lawmakers on a visit to Israel to pursue anti-Boycott Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) legislation, as Israel's leaders increasingly warn the country is becoming isolated on the global stage.
US citizens across the political spectrum have taken to social media to denounce the trip. Social media users from across the aisle repeated the same message throughout their posts: America is "occupied". "This is what's now being pushed across America," one social media user posted, alluding to the title of the conference, "50 States, One Israel". "Total occupation."
Six civilians burned alive by Myanmar junta troops in Kantbalu
Six civilians burned alive by Myanmar junta troops in Kantbalu
Junta troops detained, tortured, and burned six civilians to death in Sagaing Region’s Kantbalu Township on 12 September, according to a report released by the Kyun Hla Activists’ group.Burma News International
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Very few industries in China depend on export to US
Direct exports to the United States make up just ~2% of China’s industrial revenues.
Direct exports to the United States make up just ~2% of China’s industrial revenues. Electronics and consumer goods are most exposed, but US (or even global) demand is marginal for other industries. | 13 comments on LinkedInGerard DiPippo (www.linkedin.com)
Orcas sink one boat, damage another, off coast of Portugal
Orcas sink one boat, damage another, off coast of Portugal - DIVE Magazine
A pod of orcas has reportedly rammed two boats off the coast of Lisbon, Portugal, sinking one and damaging anotherMark 'Crowley' Russell (Dive Magazine)
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Experts initially thought that White Gladis may be exacting revenge for an injury she had suffered as a result of a boat strike, and passing the behaviour on to her relatives.Since the encounters first made the headlines, however, some scientists have said it is more likely that the incidents are a form of game, since the orcas lose interest once the rudder is broken.
‘They’re pushing, pushing, pushing – boom! It’s a game,’ said, Renaud de Stephanis, president of Conservation, Information and Research on Cetaceans (CIRCE).
‘That’s all it is. Imagine a kid of six, seven years, with a weight of three tonnes. That’s it, nothing less, nothing more. If they wanted to wreck the boat, they would break it in 10 minutes’ time.’
Google Secretly Handed ICE Data About Pro-Palestine Student Activist
Google Secretly Handed ICE Data About Pro-Palestine Student Activist
Google handed over Gmail account information to ICE before notifying the student or giving him an opportunity to challenge the subpoena.Shawn Musgrave (The Intercept)
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Exclusive with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian
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Exclusive with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian
- YouTube
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Israel kills displaced Palestinians in strike on car fleeing Gaza City
An Israeli air strike hit a car carrying displaced civilians fleeing Gaza City on Tuesday, killing at least five Palestinians and wounding several others.
The strike hit the vehicle near al-Katiba Mosque in the Old City, west of Gaza, leaving it engulfed in flames.
Footage from the scene shows plumes of smoke rising from the car as civilians scream and rush to help the victims.
Several people lie motionless on the ground, bloodied and wounded from the blast, while others scramble to extinguish the fire.
In another video, bystanders gather around the smouldering remains of the vehicle, reduced to charred metal in the aftermath of the strike.
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CrowdBucks is a new payment system for the Fediverse
This was initially demoed at FediCon 2025, but CrowdBucks is an open source, self-hostable fundraising system that allows people to financially support one another. You use your existing Fediverse account to hold a fundraiser, and can also donate to other people's fundraisers as well. The form factor is kind of similar to Kickstarter or Patreon.
Germany says it will back UN resolution for two-state solution to Israel-Palestine conflict
"Germany will support such a resolution which simply describes the status quo in international law," the spokesman said, adding that Berlin "has always advocated a two-state solution and is asking for that all the time.""The chancellor just mentioned two days ago again that Germany does not see that the time has come for the recognition of the Palestinian state," the spokesman added.
New paper unpacks how Trump uses “strategic victimhood” to justify retaliation
New paper unpacks how Trump uses “strategic victimhood” to justify retaliation
A new analysis highlights how Trump used victimhood claims to frame economic suffering, then followed them with promises of retribution.Eric W. Dolan (PsyPost Psychology News)
Urban Dictionary: zionizing
zionizing: a verb which means to gaslight someone with such shameless [narcissistic] [psychopathic] audacity that you deny reality to their faces while...Urban Dictionary
Joy Reid: "Bernie was right."
Episode 243 Audio: Joy Reid
We’re back this week with a powerful episode featuring political commentator Joy Reid: she talks us through the issues MSNBC didn’t want her to cover, what political convictions inspired her to take on her media role and informed her decision to spea…Krystal Kyle & Friends
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in reply to Karna • • •Damn, so it's all Nate's fault? And he chose to do a company and keep all the profits instead of a coop? That sounds like incredibly shitty behavior 🙁
Edit: Cross posted to kde's instance for visibility
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in reply to highduc • • •It's always sad when greed wins out over ethics.
If a culture can't keep greedy people and ideas in check, it becomes nothing more than a vessel for abuse.
I will always support those who are willing to forego profits so they can do what's right.
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in reply to highduc • • •Nate's side of this story:
pointieststick.com/2025/09/16/…
A few corrections about the transition from Blue Systems to Techpaladin
Adventures in Linux and KDEPhoenixz
in reply to Karna • • •Off topic, I'm sure but...
I feel there is a story here? A funeral form multiple accountants? Was someone finally done with how capitalism is unchecked and had a mass shooting at an accountants firm?